Original Replacements (hows that for an opening sentence?), frontman Paul Westerberg, and bassist Tommy Stinson have been back at it since 2012 after a twenty-year break (besides a brief 2006 reunion), playing a handful of festivals.Obviously a huge draw, considering all the demand b...

We've known the punk-tastic lineup for Riot Fest Chicago for some town now, and, yesterday, the lineup for both Riot Fest Denver and Toronto came to light. However, even bigger than the lineups themselves was the announcement that both festivals (plus the Chi-town edition) will feature com...

Who doesn’t love Memorial Day, the family get togethers, the barbecues, the unofficial start of summer, but what we at 5gig.com really love are the rockin’ music festivals that go down the entire weekend across the country. Each year there are more festivals, with bigger and badder lin...

Chicago's annual Riot Fest is pulling out all the stops for 2012. Already in its eighth year, the punk-rock festival is expanding to three new cities. Shows will be held in Toronto on September 8th, Brooklyn on September 9th and Dallas on September 22nd.Chicago's three day festivities ...